Do two wrongs make a right?

[Avalon]

I was reading Radicaldreamer's eBay thread, and this got me thinking. Where do I stand compared to everyone else? In what situation is this ok, or is it always a no? Now with 100% more poll.

 

[olds]

Three rights make a left.

 

[bignateyk]

Three rights make a left.

What do three lefts make?

 

[CPA]

-1 * -1 = 1

 

[destrekor]

What do three lefts make?

While I am fairly sure 3 lefts may indeed make a right, I do know that 4 lefts makes for redneck racing.

 

[Avalon]

99.9% of the time I'm a no. But, I think in rare circumstances, where you are intentionally wronged by someone, that committing a wrong that is neither illegal nor malicious, is fine.

For example, someone sells me a counterfeit piece of software off eBay. I don't want to get in trouble for sending counterfeit software through the mail back to the guy just to get Paypal to accept a full refund. So, I'd just send a small empty box to satisfy Paypal's tracking requirements to getting refunded on the item.

 

[YoungGun21]

I said yes because I was too lazy to explain my true feelings on the issue.

 

[moshquerade]

I said yes because I was too lazy to explain my true feelings on the issue.

that's just wrong.

 

[olds]

I'd probably be pissed and just keep/use the disk I paid $25 for.

If I was pissed enough, I'd anonymously send the disc to whoever makes it with a note on where I got it and what PayPal wanted me to do.

 

[DesiPower]

-1 * -1 = 1

AND

-1/-1 = 1
(-1) - (-1) = 0
(-1) + (-1) = -2

So basically in only 1 out of 4 scenarios its incredibly wrong and 2 are good and 1 is OK, so I overall 2 wrongs isn't so bad after all...

 

[Avalon]

AND

-1/-1 = 1
(-1) - (-1) = 0
(-1) + (-1) = -2

So basically in only 1 out of 4 scenarios its incredibly wrong and 2 are good and 1 is OK, so I overall 2 wrongs isn't so bad after all...

So what you're saying is that it's a 25% of being truly wrong?

 

[dank69]

If it's wrong I don't want to be right.

 

[DesiPower]

♫♫ if double wrong is wrong, i don't wanna be right ♪♪

 

[soulcougher73]

In algebra 2 negatives make a positive. I think that rule carries over to the real world just fine.

 

[Train]

AND

-1/-1 = 1
(-1) - (-1) = 0
(-1) + (-1) = -2

So basically in only 1 out of 4 scenarios its incredibly wrong and 2 are good and 1 is OK, so I overall 2 wrongs isn't so bad after all...

Don't forget, the Absolute value of 1 and -1 are both 1.

 

[hanoverphist]

What do three lefts make?

a right turn one block behind where you started...


and no, theres never a way to justify revenge (wronging someone that wronged you)

 

[DaTT]

While I am fairly sure 3 lefts may indeed make a right, I do know that 4 lefts makes for redneck racing.

I think you just won.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

-1 * -1 = 1

-1 + -1= -2

Negative freeking twoo!

 

[DesiPower]

I think you just won.

Yap, I agree